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Rona was replaced by the POWAHFUL Iyanla (whose real name also happens to be Rhonda BTW). B-M (the production company behind SO) originally had tapped Iyanla for the first SO house but since she had just lost her daughter, she turned them down. While I liked Rona, and I thought she was fairly sensible, altho totally out of her element when dealing with Nyanza, Iyanla, is much more compelling television. B-M asked Iyanla a second time for the SO2 house and after explaining that logistically it would be easier for her with her family situation since they were moving the house to LA, Iyanla reconsidered, and Rona, as is so often the case in Hollywood, was re-cast. The irony, is Rona actually had a degree in psychology..from an accredited school no less...None of this phony boloney spiritual psychology nonsense from the Greater Authentic Truth Standing Santa Monica Education Tools Utilization Center that Iyanla hails from..

She's still life coaching in Chicago from what I gather. Interesting story about her. She apparently applied to be a castmate on the show! That's how they found her. I have never been able to hear why she wanted to be on show as one of the housemates or what her issue was. But when they found out her background and what she did for aliving and since IV wasn't available, instant casting!

I liked her alot too. She had a much more down to earth and realistic approach to it. She really helped her clients plan for the long term. None of this living large stuff. Their goals and steps were very detailed and focused. Kind of like a female Dr Stan. She called people on their stuff and wasn't into the drama.

I've always wondered how the show would have been different if IV hadn't been available. I liked her more practical style and down to earth kinds of activities. She had the HG out doing physical confidence building type activities and the HG never seemed to have as much time to sit around and veg as they do now.

>I've always wondered how the show >would have been different if >IV hadn't been available. >I liked her more practical >style and down to earth >kinds of activities. She >had the HG out doing >physical confidence building type activities >and the HG never seemed >to have as much time >to sit around and veg >as they do now.

I liked and respected Rana. For me, she would be someone I could easily trust and cooperate with.

>She had the HG out doing >physical confidence building type activities

I'm a big believer in that type of therapy. It rarely fails or disappoints so unlike sitting around exchanging mumbo jumbo.

yeah, I do miss Rana. I lost so much respect for SO when they let her go.

WHO ARE YOU? Are you the creater of this message board. I'm sorry if that sounds rude, but I only start one where it looked like the right place. I feel alittle angry and I feel like you jumped on me. Maybe this is not the place for me to be,

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